Vail Pennsylvania Map

About Vail, Pennsylvania

Vail is a locality in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 23. The population density is 101.5 people per km². Vail is located at 40.7056°N, 78.2108°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16686.

Vail rests in a fold of the Appalachian foothills, a place where the land rises and falls with a quiet persistence. It lies 16.1 miles north-east of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 37°T), and is situated 2.8 miles north-north-east of Tyrone. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of damp earth and pine, a clean, sharp fragrance that clings to the skin. Rolling hills, cloaked in mixed hardwoods and evergreens, form the immediate backdrop, their slopes softened by the passage of seasons and the steady work of erosion. Small streams, born from higher ground, thread through the valleys, their waters cool and clear, carving shallow beds into the rocky soil. The sky above Vail often takes on a bruised, dramatic hue as evening approaches, the light slanting through the trees in long, golden shafts, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the still air. The history of Vail is tied to the land’s bounty and the ingenuity of those who sought it. Once, the surrounding hills hummed with the activity of logging and mining, industries that shaped the character of this place and its people. The economy now leans more towards agriculture and the quiet hum of small businesses, a subtle shift from its more robust past. You can still see the remnants of old farmsteads, stone foundations and weathered barns that speak of generations who worked this soil. The people of Vail move with a measured pace, a reflection of the land itself, where change comes not in sudden bursts but in a gradual, enduring transformation.

About This Vail Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Vail, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.705617, -78.210846. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Vail and Blair County.

Detailed location data for Vail includes the ZIP code (16686), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Blair County (Hollidaysburg), and school district assignment (Tyrone Area School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Vail is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.